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Delving Deep into the Mountain Block for Future Water Security — NSF Award to New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NM, $

Mountains serve as the water towers of the world, providing critical water supplies to billions of people. Mountains capture precipitation and channel it downstream, thereby regulating water availability and buffering lowland communities against water shortages. However, the timescales of mountain block recharge to low

Award titleDelving Deep into the Mountain Block for Future Water Security
Award ID2555280
AwardeeNew Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
CitySOCORRO
StateNM
Amount obligated$294,592
Principal investigatorMark Person
ProgramWaLCZ-Water, Land, & Crit Zone
Start date02/01/2026
AbstractMountains serve as the water towers of the world, providing critical water supplies to billions of people. Mountains capture precipitation and channel it downstream, thereby regulating water availability and buffering lowland communities against water shortages. However, the timescales of mountain block recharge to lowland communities remain largely unknown due to observational challenges. This undermines our ability to develop robust impact assessments and adaptation pathways for vulnerable dow
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